Miscellaneous Professions and Businesses in Deritend near Birmingham
Deritend, south of the River Rea, was the original location for Birmingham’s industries. Several major concerns are listed in the advertisement, including Yates and Co, Brass Founders, Biddle, Cope and Biddle, Soap Manufacturers and Whyley, Cope and Biddle, Aqua Fortis Makers. Aquafortis or nitric acid was widely used in the engraving trade. Birmingham was a centre for the making of chemicals.
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